GM says it has agreed to sell a majority stake in European automaker
Opel to a Russian and Canadian consortium..
Thursday, September 10, 2009
GM says it has agreed to sell a majority stake in European automaker Opel to a Russian and Canadian consortium.
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Obama urges Congress to act on health care
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Obama summoned Congress to enact sweeping
health care legislation Wednesday night, declaring the "time for
bickering is over" and the moment has arrived to help millions who
have insurance and many more without it. In a televised speech to a
joint session of Congress, Obama spoke in favor of an option for the
federal government to sell insurance in competition with private
industry - probably the most contentious proposal currently being
debated. But he said he was open to alternatives that create choices
for consumers
Energy stocks snap higher on crude gains
After a rocky start, oil and gas stocks gain ground, taking strength
from a higher stock market and rising oil prices.
Stocks waver at the open as a post-holiday rally fizzles.
Stocks waver at the open as a post-holiday rally fizzles.
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
Energy: Oil rises as dollar falls; OPEC meeting eyed
Oil futures rose above $69 a barrel on Tuesday, as sharp weakness in
the U.S. dollar boosted commodities and energy traders eyed the
upcoming meeting of the OPEC oil cartel.
Energy: Dollar tumbles versus major rivals
The U.S. dollar falls to a new yearly low versus the euro and tumbled
versus other major rivals, undercut as investors continue to show
rising appetite for risk amid a push higher by Chinese equities,
improving economic data and renewed questions about the dollar's role
as the world's premier reserve currency.
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
Energy: BP discovery lifts oil shares; drilling stocks off
Energy stocks trade mostly lower to extend the sector's September
losing streak into a second day, but U.S.-listed shares of BP gain on
the company's major find in the Gulf of Mexico.